Chorus.fm — Passion Pit have announced a hiatus to focus on mental health. more info

Stereogum — Passion Pit mastermind Michael Angelakos has long been open about his struggles with bipolar disorder. And in a series of tweets last night, he announced that, for mental health reasons, he's not going to be making music for the foreseeable future. O... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — While admission to the Taste is free, tickets for the seating area ($22-$50) at the Petrillo Music Shell will go on sale at 10 a.m. May 5. more info

Stereogum — Few festivals can boast a setting as unique as the Float Fest in San Marcos, Texas. Set to take place on Saturday, July 22, and Sunday, July 23 , the annual event describes itself as "the only festival in the world to combine the Texas tradition of... more info

Consequence of Sound — Cage the Elephant, Neon Indian, Girl Talk, Zedd, and Mac Miller also playing San Marcos, Texas event. more info

Consequence of Sound — "Honestly is important because clearly we can, as humans, detect falsehoods and yet today we are discussing 'alternative truths.'" more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The new album is called 'Tremendous Sea of Love.' Continue reading… more info

Chorus.fm — Passion Pit are offering free copies of their new album, Tremendous Sea, to those that tweet about science today. and if you retweet this, and spread it, reply to this tweet with your email and i'll send you a digital copy of Tremendous Sea of Lo... more info

Consequence of Sound — Neuroscientist Michael F. Wells has taken over the band's Twitter to answer questions about mental health. more info

Chorus.fm — Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos has shared an essay on Facebook about mental health and horrific blog comments: So in this tent, I had entered the lion’s den. It was the culmination of all of my childhood pain, but actualized on such an absu... more info